Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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